OHL Update: January
This month we will look at OHL players playing in the World Juniors Tournament. I am watching the quarter final games as I write this so this update will include the round-robin play. The big [...]
Prospect Ramblings: WJC Pool
Welcome to my return to prospect ramblings. This one will be a quick one as I only have a quick annual topic to cover. That being my annual World Junior Championship pool. What [...]
Breaking Down and Interviewing 2021 NHL Draft Prospect Samuel Helenius
Courtesy of NHL.com Team JYP Jyväskylä (Liiga) Birth 2002-11-26, Järvenpää, FIN Position C Shoots L Height 199 cm / 6’6’’ Weight 94 kg / 207 lbs Brief scouting report Samuel Helenius is a defensive-minded two-way center with an occasional offensive contribution. He is very responsible defensively [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Pod Signs, Caufield Moves On & Knight Shines
Welcome back to Tuesday's Prospect Ramblings. While some get the privilege of enjoying cutthroat playoff hockey, the remaining fanbases are forced to look towards much less nail-biting events. In this case, it's the NHL Draft Lottery, which is set to run on Wednesday, June 2nd. This will be our first [...]
Liiga Report: May 2021
Under-the-Radar Finns Eligible for the 2021 NHL Draft In the last decade, Finland has been producing more and more high-end NHL players. Whether it’s star players such as Aleksander Barkov, Mikko Rantanen, Patrik Laine, Sebastian Aho, Miro Heiskanen, or more recently selected players such as Kaapo Kakko and Anton Lundell, [...]
Prospect Ramblings: From Russia with Glove, a look at Goalie Prospects
If the NHL has taught us anything about goalies over the past few seasons, it’s that being an NHL number one goalie is tough. You can probably count on one hand, if you are being generous, the number of goalies you know will be bonafide number one's next year. By [...]
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Dobber’s DraftCast S2E8: Atlantic Division Prospects with a chance to make the roster
On this episode: Pat is joined by Ben to discuss prospects in the Atlantic Division who have a chance to make the roster to start, have cups of coffee, or may be up after the trade deadline. This talk is to help fantasy hockey GMs decide on prospects to add, watch or invest in for […]
Dobber’s DraftCast S2E7: Metro Division Prospects with a chance to make the roster
On this episode: Pat is joined by Ben to discuss prospects in the Metro Division who have a chance to make the roster to start, have cups of coffee, or may be up after the trade deadline. This talk is to help fantasy hockey GMs decide on prospects to add, watch or invest in for […]
Dobber’s DraftCast S2E6: Central Division Prospects with a chance to make the roster
On this episode: Pat is joined by Ben to discuss prospects in the Central Division who have a chance to make the roster to start, have cups of coffee, or may be up after the trade deadline. This talk is to help fantasy hockey GMs decide on prospects to add, watch or invest in for […]
Prospect Ramblings: Decade of Drafting (Part 3)
Welcome to the Thursday prospect ramblings where I have come back to work on the decade of drafting series I have been going over. This week I decided to go through some USA [...]
Draft Class Deep Dive: RHD Jamie Drysdale
Jamie Drysdale of the Erie Otters, the near-consensus top defender in the 2020 NHL Draft. Jamie Drysdale has been the near-consensus top defenseman in the 2020 NHL Draft for much of the [...]
Nevalainen: 2020 Mock Draft
Now that we got some clarity on the draft order, it’s time to do a mock draft. The goal of this mock draft is to be as realistic as possible, so you won’t see [...]
Chicago Steel Producing A Number Of High-End Draft Talent
Photo Courtesy of Clare McManus The Chicago Steel are producing multiple high-end prospects for the 2020 NHL Draft. Chicago was a dominant team this season in the USHL, having a franchise [...]
2020 NHL Draft: Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios Part 2
Over the past few weeks, I have been working on creating a 1st round lottery, mock draft, and playoff simulator for the NHL Rank King app. When the NHL released their ‘phased lottery system’ [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Applying Quantitative Risk Assessment to Drafting
“He’s a skilled player, but it's a risky pick.” You're sure to hear that line on draft day when it finally arrives, but what does that actually mean? Skill, and risk. In some [...]